Category: Semi-Charmed Life.

Hey, everybody! Welcome to the last installment of my series on making next year the best year of your life. This one is my favorite part! I’ll start out by telling you about my favorite comic strip when I was a kid: Peanuts. In one … Continue Reading →

Hey there! Welcome back to this series about making the next year your Best Year Yet. Last week, we talked about choosing one word that we hope will sum up the next year. Mine was romance. Other people’s words included writing, writing and networking, exploration, restoration, regeneration, … Continue Reading →

Hey there! Welcome to a new week, and to the next installment of my series on make the next year your best year yet. Even if you’ve never figured out how to stick to new year’s resolutions in the past, I’m hoping this series can … Continue Reading →

Hi, everyone! Welcome to a new week, and another part of my series about planning your best year yet. In part one, I reflected on this year’s triumphs and joys, defeats and sorrows. I felt a little embarrassed to write down my defeats, because some … Continue Reading →

Hey all! I intend to make next year the best year of my life so far, and I’m doing a five-part series about planning that out. Yes, I know it’s a little early for this. But think about it: Best Year Of My Life. The … Continue Reading →

Why am I posting today about frugal and thrifty romance? Well, I’ll tell you! Last week, Mr. Donovan got laid off after 13 years with the same company. Neither of us knew it was coming. It certainly wasn’t about performance: he’s a great copywriter, copy editor, … Continue Reading →

Hey there! Y’all know that for a blog, this doesn’t contain that many posts about my private life. But today, I wanted to talk about my work life. A few of my readers know more details about this, but I’d like to keep things vague, … Continue Reading →

Last week, I was talking about the “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” type character and how it resonated with me. I’d started thinking about it because a friend of mine in our goals group told us about how every month, she watches one of her “foundational” … Continue Reading →

The term “Manic Pixie Dream Girl,” famously coined by Nathan Rabin in his review of Elizabethtown, is meant to refer to a whimsical female character (usually a woman and not a girl, as it happens) who only exists to cheer up the brooding male hero, … Continue Reading →

Most of us believe in the value of venting. “I just need to get it off my chest,” we say, or “I just need to blow off some steam.” By complaining, we believe that we won’t carry the negativity inside of us any more, because … Continue Reading →

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